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Item Open Access Displacement and livelihood changes in erosion affected char areas in Assam; a socio - economic study of Dhubri District(University of North Bengal, 2021) Shahjahan, Ali Sheikh; Dutta, Kanchan,Item Open Access Impact of Cooperatives on Empowerment of People: Observations from Micro Level in West Bengal(Indian Institute of Public Administration Bihar Regional Branch, 2023) Laha, Sidhartha SankarThe major objective of the present study is to assess the role of co-operatives in accruing empowerment benefits in rural and urban localities. In this context, it was attempted to ascertain the impact of cooperatives on the employment generation, food production, women empowerment, social cohesion and quality of life among rural and urban communities. As such, a survey was conducted among sampled respondents by using multiple tools of primary data collection like observation, interview and discussion with focus groups from three selected districts of West Bengal. With a view to enrich our study, a sizeable of non-cooperative members were also surveyed. Our survey results reveal that cooperatives have been much beneficial in improving quality of life, poverty reduction and women empowerment.Item Open Access Livelihood, poverty eradication and role of microfinance: a case study of two districts in West Bengal(University of North Bengal, 2016) Barman, Bhajan Chandra,; Kar, Sadhan C. & Bagchi, K.K.